People living in one of Cambridge's new communities say they are being plagued by drivers breaking the law.

Motorists are using a busway access road, earmarked for buses only - and in one incident, a teenage boy was knocked off his bike by a hit-and-run driver, residents at Great Kneighton say.

They are angry that bollards preventing traffic using the route have not yet been erected.

One mother, who lives with her husband and 12-year-old son near the Clay Farm Centre, and who asked not to be named, told the News: "We moved here because we thought it was a safe place for families to live.

People say drivers should not be using the area (Resident's picture)

"This access has opened up in the last two weeks for buses only, and cars are cutting through as we are waiting for the bollards to start working.

"I witnessed a boy knocked off his bike, and the driver drove off without stopping. Luckily the boy was wearing a helmet and wasn't badly injured.

"I've called the police and the council and have reported the speeding cars twice, but to date nothing has been done.

Bollards should be installed, residents say (Resident's picture)

"Are we going to let pedestrians, and schoolchildren, be put at risk by cars illegally driving down this access crossing the busway?

"There are signs up saying no motorised vehicles but these are being ignored. How long do we have to wait for the bollards to be working?